SummaryA top secret American forces strategic bomber known as Midnight Eagle suddenly vanishes in the Northern Alps. Its payload is a specialized nuclear warhead. If it were to explode, the entire nation of Japan would be hurled into an unprecedented calamity. Prime Minister Takafumi Watarase convenes an emergency meeting of the Security Council of Japa... Read More
Directed By:Izuru Narushima
Written By:Yasuo Hasegawa, Kenzaburô Iida, Tetsuo Takashima
Midnight Eagle
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29% Positive
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43% Mixed
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75
Gripping and ultimately poignant thriller.
63
This is pure big-budget formula filmmaking.
60
Izuru Narushima’s film is a personal and political melodrama with perfunctory gunplay and explosions.
50
Convoluted action saga.
50
While key blockbuster elements (ticking bombs, intrepid reporters, lightweight politics) are all present, the film's brisk pacing can't hide the fuzzy logic of the tenuously structured, convoluted script.
25
There are many new Japanese movies that deserve a stateside release. Why this hapless mess beat them out is a question that deserves an answer.
20
A stupor-inducing, would-be thriller from Japan whose sporadic action and inept storytelling is as generic as its title.
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Production Company:
- Bungeishunju
- Destiny
- Geneon Entertainment
- Hokkaido Broadcasting Company (HBC)
- Imagica
- Midnight Eagle Partners
- Nagoya Broadcasting Network (Nagoya TV)
- Shochiku
- TV Asahi
- Universal Pictures
Release Date:Nov 23, 2007
Duration:2 h 12 m
Tagline:Only 48 Hours Till the End of Japan
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Awards
Kinema Junpo Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
